as in unpleasing
not giving pleasure to the mind or senses
the burnt pot roast had a very unpleasant odor
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Recent Examples of unpleasant
Semi-corny public service gratitude clips play before diving straight into the main storyline of Sue Storm's pregnancy and the arrival of the Silver Surfer, Shalla-Bal (Julia Garner), with her unpleasant message of Earthly annihilation.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This might lead to unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, constipation, and diarrhea.1
Eating certain foods (and avoiding others) may help reduce these symptoms, but people taking GLP-1 drugs should still be able to maintain a well-balanced diet, experts say.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Their European allies are disconcertingly readying for two unpleasant potential futures.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
With the present geopolitical situation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, landmines are making a very unpleasant comeback.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
This might lead to unpleasant gastrointestinal side effects such as nausea, constipation, and diarrhea.1
Eating certain foods (and avoiding others) may help reduce these symptoms, but people taking GLP-1 drugs should still be able to maintain a well-balanced diet, experts say.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Their European allies are disconcertingly readying for two unpleasant potential futures.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
With the present geopolitical situation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, landmines are making a very unpleasant comeback.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpleasant
Adjective
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Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.—
Eric Tegler,
Popular Mechanics,
1 Oct. 2019
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His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.—
SI.com,
SI.com,
1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
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Hope reigns even in this harsh political climate we Americans are now experiencing.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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Even if investors are slightly more confident this week, after Trump backed off most of his harshest tariff rates, the changes in people’s life-style habits serve as their own kind of affective barometer.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That means more time for Rojas, who has shown more bad than good to begin this season.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Thankfully, the kittens were discovered and rescued right in time before something worse fell on them.—
TJ Macias,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Mingyang took the center of the Octagon from the beginning, landed hard leg kicks, and opened a nasty gash on Smith’s forehead with a step-in elbow.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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With a triple-digit heater and a nasty slider, he’s always been a tantalizing talent.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Everyone knew it, especially when some San Francisco Giants batters took ugly hacks against it in the first inning.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Win that one, too, of course, and the No. 1-seed Cleveland Cavaliers and the best record in the NBA Eastern Conference would await to very likely only elongate the end for this Heat season and end it ugly. Do not expect a play-in to the Finals miracle run like Miami pulled off two years ago.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The United States and the Soviet Union were bitter adversaries during the four decade-long Cold War, competing for influence on multiple continents and arming their respective proxies from as far afield as Afghanistan, Angola, and Nicaragua in order to enhance their power at the other's expense.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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By emphasizing short wars, strategists rely too much on initial battle plans that may not play out in practice—with bitter consequences.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The New York Fed’s latest Survey of Consumer Expectations data released Monday added more glum outlooks to the growing pile of sour sentiment readings from Americans at a time when unpredictable federal policies have caused uncertainty and recession fears to spike.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025
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That’s the only sour taste in Sutton’s world these days.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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Wade has been in a horrible slump since the season started and going in to Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels is hitting .096 (5-for-52) with a homer, seven RBIs, eight walks and an on base percentage of .213.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Braves desperately need to add a shortstop and some offensive help amid their horrible start to the season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Unpleasant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpleasant. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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